Trenton Summer Haack died unexpectedly at age 36 in October 2008. Haack served as the director of qualitative services at Cincinnati research company Burke, Inc.
Raymond Hong-Shin Suh, president of Atlanta research company Ray Suh & Associates, died at age 64 of cancer in November 2008.
Dulles, Va., research company Vovici has promoted Eileen Townsend to vice president, global customer management.
Chicago research company Synovate has hired Klaus Friis Mikkelsen as managing director for Denmark, based in Copenhagen. Separately, Synovate has named Gordon Milne executive director, qualitative research, based in South Asia. Additionally, Synovate has expanded its Indian operation and has appointed Annie Kurien as research director, Himanshu Verma as associate director, Kavita Gupta as senior project director and Nandita Das as project director.
Cincinnati research company Burke, Inc. has promoted Tom Myers to senior vice president, client services management, and Diane Surette to executive vice president and head of client services.
Louise McLaughlin has joined Lightspeed Research, Basking Ridge, N.J., as a project manager in its London office. Francesca Boldi has also joined Lightspeed’s London office as a panel relations associate.
Abt Associates, a Cambridge, Mass., research company, has hired Kim Fletcher and Ron Davison to lead its global emergency management services practice.
Vancouver, B.C., research company Angus Reid Strategies has named Patrick Klein senior vice president of its health care practice.
Josh Rossol has joined New York research company Ziment as chief methodologist.
New York researcher The Nielsen Company has promoted Susan D. Whiting to vice chairperson and appointed Rebecca Chiu as director, consumer research, based in Hong Kong.
London research company MindShare has promoted Melanie Jones to CFO of Mindshare North America, based in New York.
Kimberly Till has been named president and CEO of Rochester, N.Y., research company Harris Interactive. Separately, Harris Interactive has hired Kathy Dykeman as director, business development, for its U.K. team.
London research company SPA has hired Parveen Bdesha as research director, sponsorship research; Catherine Ellis as associate director; Janet Wright as research director, sector specialism; and Claire Gallagher, Emma Finlay and Amy Zhong as research executives.
FreshMinds Research, London, has named Alistair Leathwood managing director.
Lux Research, New York, has appointed Don Best as managing director.
Tonya Parsons has joined Mindwave Research, Austin, Texas, as vice president.
Synergy Research Group, Reno, Nev., has hired Ken Landoline, Sam Masud and David Dines as vice president, research.
Global Market Insite, a Seattle research company, has hired Luis J. Salazar as CMO.
Roger Sant has joined Maritz Inc., a St. Louis research company, as divisional vice president, brand research, Europe.
Evo Research, London, has appointed Toby Newall as head of U.K. qualitative research.
Vernon Research Group, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has named Jennifer Schaefer research coordinator and Robyn Demuth research analyst.
Gary Morin has joined Omaha, Neb., research company infoGroup as an independent director.
Stamford, Conn., research company InsightExpress has expanded its custom marketing research team. Frank Dolcimascolo has been hired as a director, media sector; Jeffrey Price as an account executive, service and leisure sector; and Michele Paris as an account manager, service and leisure sector.
Tonya Deniz has joined The Advertising Research Foundation, New York, as senior vice president, member value.
Joyce Rachelson has joined White Plains, N.Y., research company Ocucom as director, marketing and sales.
Kadence, a London research company, has promoted Roberto Ballestas to call center manager. Kadence has also hired Tim Kozlowski as call center supervisor and Angela Holloway as a research associate.
Charles Pearson has been promoted to senior vice president, panel excellence, at Research Now, London.
Denver research company iModerate has named David Knight vice president, client development.
Paris-based research company Ipsos has hired Jim Quilty as vice president, travel and tourism. Quilty will be based in Ipsos’ Vancouver, B.C., office.
Issues & Answers Network Inc., a Virginia Beach, Va., research company, has named Ellen Gregory director, new business development.
Phil Cutts has joined The Economist as head of research in its advertising marketing division.
Reston, Va., research company comScore Inc. has hired Pat Pellegrini as vice president, research, for international operations.
TNS US Custom, a division New York research company TNS, has hired Sam Thayer as president.
The Qualitative Research Consultants Association, St. Paul, Minn., has appointed its new board of directors: Manuela Fletcher, Andrew Fletcher Consulting Ltd.; Susan Thornhill, Thornhill Associates; Foster Winter, Sigma: Research Management Group; Chris Kann, CSK Marketing Inc.; Abby Leafe, Customer Strategy Consulting; Nancy Hardwick, Hardwick Research; Ilka Kuhagen, IKM; Nancy Ulrich, Ulrich Research Services; and Sharon Livingston, The Livingston Group.
The Council of American Survey Research Organizations, Port Jefferson, N.Y., has elected its board officers for 2009: Kevin Menk, Strategic Resource Partners L.L.C.; Andrew Morrison, Market Strategies Inc.; Robin B. Arnold, The Gilmore Research Group; Roseanne Luth, Luth Research; William J. “Jay” Wilson, Cambiar L.L.C.; Michael Brereton, Maritz Inc.; and Craig Stevens, e-Rewards Inc.